Decorative Back Strip Questions
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:24 pm
Some, not all guitars have a back strip installed.
Looking at the LMI back strips, I see that they are 1/8 thick.
Obviously this is too thick to inlay, so it must be glued in between the back plates.
This brings a few things into question.
Once installed, do you have to sand the back of the strip down to the same thickness as the plates, and then install the reinforcing strip inside?
1/8 is too thick for the back of an acoustic, correct?
Is all this correct, or is there a better way to do this?
Maybe sand it down before installation? That doesn't sound like a good idea.
Looking at the LMI back strips, I see that they are 1/8 thick.
Obviously this is too thick to inlay, so it must be glued in between the back plates.
This brings a few things into question.
Once installed, do you have to sand the back of the strip down to the same thickness as the plates, and then install the reinforcing strip inside?
1/8 is too thick for the back of an acoustic, correct?
Is all this correct, or is there a better way to do this?
Maybe sand it down before installation? That doesn't sound like a good idea.